Legislation -
Bill Passed
(Senate)
-
July 27, 2010

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(378-43) -
July 21, 2010(Key vote)

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote to pass a bill that establishes new tariff suspensions and reductions and amends existing tariff suspensions and reductions for certain goods.

Highlights:

Establishes the following duty suspensions to be in effect through December 31, 2012 (Secs. 1004-1030, 1033-1072, 1075-1110, 1115-1151, 1162-1170, 1176-1181, & 1191-1209):

Specific reusable grocery bags;

Epilink 701;

Specific synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning;

Acrylic or modacrylic synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning, including those containing at least 85 percent by weight of acrylonitrile units;

Specific synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning, including those not dyed or pigmented, raw white (undyed), and those containing at least 85 percent by weight of acrylonitrile units;

Acrylic or modacrylic synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning, containing between 2 and 3 percent of water;

Acrylic or modacrylic synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning, not pigmented;

Acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow, including those containing between 2 and 3 percent of water, and those containing 85 percent or more by weight of acrylonitrile units;

Specific synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning, including those containing 85 percent or more of acrylonitrile units and those containing between 2 and 3 percent of water;

MDA50;

Nourybond 276 Modifier;

Polycaprolactone Diol #1;

Specific acrylic synthetic staple fiber containing by weight 92 percent or more of polyacrylonitril, and those combed for spinning;